Japan Jolted by Earthquake

World | June 7, 2004, Monday // 00:00

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale hit the eastern Hokkaido and northern Tohoku regions just after 1 p.m. Monday.The temblor measured 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Kushiro, Hokkaido, according to the agency. Its focus was about 70 kilometers under the surface of the sea off Kushiro.

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